Low income new construction rebates

If you are a nonprofit, new construction organization such as a Community Development Authority, Housing Development Agency, or an organization such as Habitat for Humanity serving the low-income community, Minnesota Energy Resources supports your community efforts through the rebates outlined below. To be eligible, the new home must be served by Minnesota Energy Resources and cannot be participating in the home energy excellence program.

The Air Conditioning, Heating and Refrigeration Institute (AHRI) will be used to verify actual AFUE ratings for heating purposes. Please reference all rebate requirements prior to installation to ensure eligibility.

AFUE: Annual Fuel Utilization Efficiency

EF: Energy Factor

UEF: Uniform Energy Factor

* Rebate amount is 100% of total cost, up to maximum listed above.

Notice: Starting June 12, 2017, the Department of Energy (DOE) implemented new energy efficiency standards for water heaters. The old metric was Energy Factor, or EF. The new metric is UEF or Uniform Energy Factor. They are not the same.

Because the UEF metric is new, customers may purchase a water heater that was certified with an EF rating criteria. Models that were rated with EF will be honored in our rebate program through 12/31/2017. After this date, all rebates will be issued based on the AHRI database certification UEF criteria.

The rebate will be issued to the nonprofit organization submitting the application and responsible for the project. The developer or property manager or owner must demonstrate that the home will be serving a low- income household.